normalcy
noun
nor·mal·cy
ˈnȯr-məl-sē 
: the state or fact of being normal
a return to normalcy after war
Examples of normalcy in a Sentence
Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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There was a sense of normalcy among the kids gathered at the recreation center, despite the upheaval in their families’ lives.
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Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
For one family, this means a sense of normalcy can slowly return.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Some friends came to my apartment last week for a dose of normalcy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images, FILE Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans began returning to a sense of normalcy after pandemic lockdowns.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
For one family, this means a sense of normalcy can slowly return.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Some friends came to my apartment last week for a dose of normalcy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images, FILE Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans began returning to a sense of normalcy after pandemic lockdowns.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normalcy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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normalcy
noun
nor·mal·cy
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